1962 [ RODRIGUEZ ]

Camp Out

Chapter Two

Jennifer's POV

I walked out of my house 10 till 8. I held my glove and I left my hair down under my baseball cap. I started walking until I felt a hand on my shoulder.

Naturally I swung my arm out and punched the person in the gut. I turned around and saw Benny on the ground, holding his stomach. "Oh my god Benny! I'm so sorry! I thought you were someone trying to kidnap me!" I screeched. "Nah don't worry about it." Benny said. I smiled and helped Benny up. "I never caught your name." He said. I smiled, "It's Jennifer Mendoza."

"Wait are you related to Luis Mendoza!?"

"Yep. He's my twin brother."

"That's awesome Jenny." Benny exclaimed. I smiled at the thought that I already had a nickname.

We arrived at the Sandlot and the guys were there. "Bout god dang time y'all decided to show up!" Kenny yelled. I rolled my eyes.

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I sat in the dugout. I walked out as Benny went up to bat. "Yo, Kenny. Can I pitch?" I asked sweetly. He nodded and handed me the ball. I smiled and walked up to the pitchers mound. "You want it all Benny?" I called out. "Give me all you got baby girl." He yelled smirking. I smiled. You're gonna be sorry. I thought.

"FCB!" I yelled as I pitched the ball. Everyone looked confused. The ball landed in Ham's glove as Ham fell on his butt. Everyone's mouth dropped. I smiled.

"That wasn't it all." I yelled. Benny narrowed his eyes. "CB" I yelled as I pitched the ball. Benny missed but Ham caught it and winced in pain. I did the same thing again and struck Benny out.

"That's how you do it Kenny!" I said, handing the ball to him. His mouth was still dropped open. I rolled my eyes and took outfield.

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Ham was up to bat. "Hamilton 'The Babe' Porter." He yelled. He did The Great Bambino's famous shot call. I held in a chuckle.

"Yeah yeah, give him a hockey stick!"

Kenny pitched a ball to him, Ham missing in the process.

"You call that pitching!? This is baseball, not tennis! Give me something to hit."

"Give him a tennis racket."

"Alright Ham! This is my heater. I DARE you to hit it!" Kenny yelled. I heard Ham mumble something but I couldn't exactly make out what.

Kenny pitched it and right before Ham hit it, someone yelled out, "Give him a basketball, maybe then he'll hit it."

Ham hit it across the fence, breaking a window. Sh!t I thought

Benny took off his mask and looked mad. "Ham you idiot, now we can't play anymore!" Benny yelled. Everyone started throwing their gloves at him.

I rolled my eyes and walked over towards the fence. I climbed up on the car and started climbing over. I had one leg over when I turned to see everyone but Scotty running towards me. "NOOOO!" They yelled. I brushed it off and then I felt hands on my waist. Everyone pulled me down. "What the heck!?" I yelled at them.

"Holy crap you could've been killed!"

"Yeah yeah truly! What are you doing?"
I rolled my eyes at Squints and Yeah Yeah's comments. "I was getting the ball! Duh."

"If you were thinking you wouldn't have thought that."

"Then how do we get it back?" Scotty asked. "We don't." Timmy said. Scotty and I looked at them with a confused look.